Description

About Seattle Pacific University:

Founded in 1891, Seattle Pacific University has a long and distinguished history in Christian higher education. Located just minutes from downtown Seattle, SPU seeks to be a premier Christian University fully committed to engaging the culture and changing the world by graduating people of competence and character, becoming people of wisdom, and modeling grace-filled community. Seattle Pacific University seeks applicants committed to its Christian mission.

Diversity Statement

As part of our mission of cultural engagement, SPU is committed to building an excellent and diverse staff and faculty. Diversity is an ethos that is inseparable from our Christian faith. At SPU, we recognize diversity as a basic feature of God's creation and a core theme of the gospel. At the heart of our mission-centered commitment to becoming a more diverse community is a desire to represent the breadth of God's kingdom more fully.

We strive to become a workplace of choice and to recruit, develop, and retain faculty and staff who can embrace, value, and engage differences with humility and care. We invite you to join us on our journey by starting a career at SPU! Learn more about SPU's commitment to diversity and opportunities for our employees to deepen their capacity to serve our increasingly diverse student body.

Seattle Pacific University provides reasonable accommodation to applicants. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the application or hiring process please contact the Human Resources Department at (206)281-2809, or email hr@spu.edu. Notification must be given at least five (5) working days before the accommodation is needed.

General Summary:  Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the Foundation financial accounting system and all investment activity accounting. Prepares and ensures accurate completion of annual reporting requirements, including audited financial statements, 990 tax return, trust tax returns, and all other required reporting to constituent groups. Maintains the records of the Foundation Investment Pools, including market valuation, unit values, income, and distributions.  Also responsible for the accounting and investment tracking of individual trusts, endowments, and other investment relationships and transactions. 

Job Description:

• Responsible for the accurate accounting for all Foundation investments, including alternative asset investments, whether held individually or in the Foundation's investment pools.  Performs other related duties as assigned in support of department goals and objectives.   Maintains a thorough understanding of the Foundation and University accounting systems. 
• Performs highly-specialized and complex accounting activities such as trust, marketable and non-marketable investments, and endowment fund accounting, including quarterly distributions to scholarships, programs, and chairs. 
• Responsible for the accuracy of accounting for investment transactions including income, capital draws and distributions, and capital gains. 
• Prepares Foundation Board and Investment Committee financial reports. 
• Prepares and ensures accurate completion of the Foundation's annual reporting requirements including the 990 and 990-T tax returns, trust tax returns, estimated tax payments, Washington state filings, and other required reports.  Reviews tax reporting from all external managers and LLCs. 
• Responsible for the preparation of the Foundation's annual audited financial statements and all supporting documents.  Prepares reporting and provides support to the University for their annual audit.  Monitors, recommends, implements, and enforces internal control procedures and systems, to ensure the safeguarding of Foundation assets. 
• Maintains the investment and financial transaction records of the Foundation Investment Pools and individual endowments and trusts. 
• Provides for the completion of timely and accurate income payments and financial reporting to trustors and other beneficiaries.   Provides outstanding customer service to trustors, donors, Board members, outside counsel, and other departments of the University. 

Additional Information:

Position will remain open until filled. Desired start date, January 2022.

All SPU employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to submit documentary proof of vaccination unless an exception applies. For more information, see SPU's Vaccination Requirements FAQs web page.

Salary:  DOE

This is a full time position with excellent benefits. SPU pays the employee premium for medical, dental, and vision insurance. SPU makes contributions to an employee HSA account and to a retirement account after one year of eligibility in the plan. Tuition discount program available for the employee and qualified immediate family members.

Application Instructions:

Please submit a cover letter and resume along with the online application.

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Requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business or closely related field.
• 5 years of full-time experience as a professional accountant.  Extensive experience with computerized spreadsheet, accounting, and database management systems including familiarity with sophisticated spreadsheet techniques. 
• In depth understanding of investment and investment classes including alternative assets. 
• Ability to work well with peers and supervisors in a team setting, showing evidence of personal initiative and self-direction.
• Experience with Fundriver and Adavico, a plus.
• Personal commitment to and support of the Christian ministry and mission of the University.